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Best of 2012: Occupy the Red Carpet!
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Lori Goldstein's recent move from W to Elle led us to one conclusion: it's time for a petit holiday refresher with a side of joie. Without further ado!
(NEW YORK) You know her as the most sought-after stylist of our time, holding top-tier positions at Italian Vogue, Allure, and W and influencing an entire generation of fashionettes. But did you also know Lori Goldstein got married chez Leibovitz, has a penchant for Domino's thin-crust pizza (it's an Ohio thing), and loathes the mere mention of the red carpet? Meet fashion's most original paradox.
Are you really from Ohio?
Yes! I'm from Columbus, but I grew up in Cincinnati. My dad was an entrepreneur, and my mom was a housewife. Ohio is a great place to grow up. Being different from everyone was this great gift because I always knew that someday I would leave.
What was your first summer job?
I worked in special education camps. I loved fashion, but I also thought about being a special-ed teacher. Go figure!
What's your most Midwestern quality? Probably how nice I am. I have a normal side. I'm definitely jaded when it comes to demands and wanting something now. That's New York, but I still respect people. Sometimes a cab driver tells me the most amazing stories. That's one of the reasons I don't really fit into this business.
Really? You still feel like an outsider?
It's how I've always felt: it's part of my personality. I love diversity and individuality, but I don't feel like this industry celebrates that in human beings. It's very narrow-minded. I've always been the rebel, punk rocker that's walked to the beat of my own drum.
Who was your mentor?
Well, when I first left Ohio, I moved to LA to follow a kooky boyfriend I didn't even really like. In LA, I started working for Fred Segal, who I really respected because he didn't follow the pack. He wasn't interested in being in fashion. That still inspires me.
What happened to the boyfriend?
I think he's in jail! No, I'm kidding. I actually ran into him in Paris not too long ago. He was an art dealer many years ago. I hope he's well. Thank you, Mark!
Back to Fred Segal.
I'd only worked with him for three months, and he asked me to go with him on a buying trip to New York for the boutique shows. I was 21, and it was the end of the seventies. I remember being in the car and seeing the skyline thinking, 'I'm home.' Six months later I was in New York, and the rest is history.
How has fashion changed?
When I first moved to New York, the fashion industry as we know it today wasn't formulated yet. It was very Seventh Avenue. You worked in a showroom or in retail. The job of a stylist was kind of nonexistent, and back then, 'stylist' was a dirty word. If you weren't an editor at a magazine, sort of that prim and proper person, you did catalogues and that was it. I've really watched it grow and become more artistic, individualistic, and corporate.
How did people treat you at first?
It helped that I thought outside the box, but when I started out, you couldn't get clothes unless it was for credit. So if there weren't credits for Madonna's album cover, I couldn't borrow clothes for her. Now, you can say Joe Shmoe is walking on the red carpet, and they'll throw clothes at him for free.
What do you think of the red carpet?
I hate that phrase, 'red carpet.' That's so not my world. As much as I could love those clothes, I can't use them in a shoot since they've been all over the red carpet a week after they're on the runways. It's really diluted the brilliance of fashion.
Is there a solution?
In the old days, the Oscars were so glamorous, but after years of overexposure and watering-down, they have no meaning. There are a lot of incredibly talented actors and actresses who deserve to be celebrated for their craft. It shouldn't be, 'What are you wearing, Meryl Streep?' It's just gross. That's what the word 'gross' was invented for. Mediocrity has become the norm. My generation was able to experience individuality and eccentricity. We might need an Occupy Red Carpet!
How long should someone assist before they break out on their own?
I never assisted, but that's rare. I'd say two years. There are logistics to learn, and that takes time. Everyone wants this instant gratification. I watch so many people who aren't ready to go out on their own. It's a hard world. It's freelance, and it's about so much more than having great taste. We take our jobs very seriously. It's amazing how serious the industry is!
Too serious?
In certain ways, of course, but not when it comes to shoots and wanting to get the job done well. I had jobs in the beginning of my career where I put extraordinary pressure on myself. I didn't sleep the night before the shoot for the first 10 years of my career. I know now that no matter what, things will go wrong, but we'll always have an amazing shoot in the end.
What project are you most proud of?
Off the top of my head, the Versace campaign with Steven Meisel. Also, all the Italian Vogues. That was a moment in my career that was a crescendo of creativity and teamwork with friends.
What was your first meeting like with Annie Leibovitz?
We both were two nuts, saying things like, 'OMG, she doesn't like me,' and 'Well, I don't like her either.' We're artists! We're insecure! After traveling together for shoots, we finally realized how similar we are. She's a mentor, after Fred. We have a great respect for each other, and we love each other now. Our relationship spans 20 years. She's my family. I got married on Annie's farm, although I'm divorced now. She has a big heart, and she's an intense woman. She's also a goofy, crazy kid.
What do you and Steven Meisel like to do when you're not working?
He's one of my closest friends. He sees the world in the same twisted, sick way I do. And he makes me laugh. We love to go to plays and hang out. We like to watch silly TV shows. We just went to see Hugh Jackman on Broadway. Hugh pulled me up on stage, and the next thing I know we were dancing. Why not? I was holding my own. Life's an adventure. I'm just going for it.
How did you meet Testino?
Mario and I became friends in the days when we were hanging in clubs. Mario came to New York, and I needed a roommate. I was living with my boyfriend at the time. Mario loves a great time. When you work with him, there are dinners and you go out. When you travel with him, he always finds the local people to show you that great time. I'm so proud of him. He's fearless.
How long did you live together?
He would come and go for about a year and a half, since he also lived in London.
Who's messier?
We were all messy back then, but we're not messy now. In those days, you waited until you had nothing else to wear to do laundry.
What's your funniest roommate story?
When we were living together, Mario thought my boyfriend was gay and in love with him. He wasn't!
You're also close with Sorrenti.
He's one of my favorite people—he's really kind. I love watching him grow as a photographer and as a person. I feel like when we collaborate together, the end result is a Lori and Mario collaboration that's different from what he does with other stylists.
Have you ever looked at a past shoot and cringed?
I haven't ever completely cringed, but I've had those moments. I have a critical eye and I'm always going back thinking things like, 'Should I have used that much jewelry?' But there's no right or wrong. Learning to stop is a big lesson. So is learning to be proud of your work.
You've worked at both "old" and "new" W. How do they differ?
I'm currently W's style editor at large—it's a freelance position. I've always said I never had a real job, and it kind of fits into my world perfectly. I love that it's more of a collaboration with a group of people rather than being totally freelance.
How's your rapport with Tonchi?
It's professional. I don't know Stefano that well as a friend. We're just getting to know each other. I respect him, and I love that he's diverse. He's not just about fashion but culture in general, which mirrors the world. So far, so good!
What designer has made an impression on you lately?
Herbert Kasper. He's very talented, and it was very nice to work with him.
What mags and blogs do you read?
Dlisted cracks me up, even if it's negative. And Tommy Ton's pictures are one of my favorite things about Fashion Week.
Do you prefer Tommy over Bill Cunningham or Scott Schuman?
Tommy is my favorite, for sure. He photographs the same people in the same way as I would.
Is tweeting important?
I don't think it's important for anyone to do anything. People just need to do what they love. Tweeting just fits my personality. I always say I have Tourette's. I like to spew things out.
Do you watch reality TV?
It's enthralling! It's all about psychology, and I'm obsessed with psychology. I don't watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians, but I'm into The Bachelor. Ashley should have picked him on The Bachelorette! I love Celebrity Apprentice.Toddlers and Tiaras blows my mind. Celebrity Wife Swap ended up being a sweet show. I'm for the people. I'm into life—with an addiction to clothing.
Thoughts on Brad and Rachel?
No comment.
What are you reading?
I'm usually reading heavy books, which are such a drag! Over the holidays, my friend introduced me to this great book called It's All About the Dress by an overlooked designer named Vicky Tiel. It's a great guilty pleasure on my iPad. I'm always reading spiritual or self-help books, too.
Any recommendations?
Baba Muktananda's Where Are You Going? Life-changer.
What's on your iPod?
Everything from chanting to disco, but sometimes, I love silence.
Six things you can't live without?
My dogs, bath oils, gratitude, shopping sprees, assistants, and family.
PLUS: 10 Things You Never Knew About Lori!
1. "I prefer comfort over extreme glamour."
2. "I'm really good at impersonations."
3. "I'm a Leo with a Pisces rising."
4. "I would rather be nice than fabulous."
5. "I'm a dog lover."
6. "My guilty pleasure is Domino's thin crust pizza…"
7. "...but I'm allergic to wheat!"
8. "I'm over the cold weather."
9. "I love a meaningful tattoo."
10. "I live for Broadway!"
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Though the Nationals enjoyed a soft schedule to start the season, with 10 of the first 14 against the Cubs, Mets and Astros, their pitching — especially their starting pitching — has been impressive. The Nationals went into the weekend with a 2.08 ERA from Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez, Jordan Zimmermann, Edwin Jackson and Ross Detwiler, the lowest ERA from any group of starters
With those guys holding opponents to a .188 batting average, the Nationals already have won three 3-2 games, a 2-1 game and the 1-0 gem Gonzalez started Tuesday. Can the Nats keep winning with such little hitting?
"It is sustainable for this team," veteran reliever Brad Lidge said. "Obviously we're not going to win every game 1-0, but it's sustainable for the simple fact that our rotation is so good."
It's way too soon to get caught up in the question of whether general manager Mike Rizzo really will order Strasburg shut down after 175 innings but don't tell manager Davey Johnson that. He sees the Nationals as a serious threat to the Phillies and Braves.
"Awful good stuff. Awful good arms," Johnson said. "And we knew that before we even started to play games, just from watching them throw in the 10-pack (bullpen at spring training). I knew my guys had great stuff. It's an outstanding rotation."
Strutting: Forget stopping the Rangers. The question is whether you can even hope to contain them. Ron Washington's fellows entered the weekend leading the majors in scoring, home runs and on-base percentage, third in starters' ERA and second in fewest unearned runs allowed.
Leadoff man Ian Kinsler (.417 on-base percentage, 16 runs in 13 games) has been a catalyst and Josh Hamilton is knocking the ball around like a guy intent on signing a long-term contract. He had five homers, 12 RBIs and 40 total bases in his first 50 at-bats, and he insisted he wasn't really hot.
"I'm just finding holes," Hamilton said after a monstrous home run in an 18-3 thrashing of the Red Sox. "I don't feel great. The home run felt good, the others I just kind of rolled over and found holes. I'm getting there. My timing is still early. I'm getting away with some things. I want to continue to improve.''
The Rangers' starters left trailing only once in the first 13 games, with reliever Joe Nathan taking both losses during the 11-2 start. Derek Holland, Matt Harrison and Colby "The Quiet Man'' Lewis were 8-for-8 in quality starts through Friday.
"We're very happy," pitching coach Mike Maddux said. "But this is what we expect. We've set a very high bar. These guys are a year older, a year wiser and a year more experienced. A lot of the process comes with experience. We're not dealing with kids anymore. We're dealing with young men."
Would have been fun: Brewers manager Ron Roenicke doesn't mind rolling the dice a little bit. He pinch hit for shortstop Cesar Izturis in the ninth inning Tuesday night knowing regular shortstop Alex Gonzalez was away for the birth of his son. He confessed afterward that would have forced him to play Aramis Ramirez at shortstop.
Thanks to George Kottaras driving in two runs, not one, this was all theoretical. But you have to imagine the man's imagination to see Ramirez as someone you can use in the middle of the infield.
That's consistent with Roenicke's love of the squeeze bunt, overshifted infield and occasional five-man infield alignments. He lives in the moment, not thinking about how a move could backfire down the line.
"When we're down, I think you have to do what you can to tie it or go ahead," said Roenicke, sounding awfully smart.
The last word: "He might be quiet, but he's a loud player.'' — Reggie Jackson on the Yankees' Curtis Granderson, who went 5-for-5 with three home runs on Thursday.
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Submitted by CHEF_MEG
Carbs: 22.1g | Fat: 4.3g | Fiber: 3.3g | Protein: 0.6g | Calories: 119.8
Strawberries are combined with tangy and sweet balsamic vinegar and creamy ricotta in this quick and simple dessert.
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Frozen bananas rival soft serve when given a whirl in the food processor. No cholesterol and no added sugar, just creamy and sweet bananas!
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Delicious, low-cal drink I found on a forum for moments when you want chocolate. I will be drinking this even after I reach my goal. It is that good.
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Carbs: 14.3g | Fat: 0.4g | Fiber: 0.7g | Protein: 5.1g | Calories: 65.6
Order a banana split at the drive thru, and you're looking at 800 calories. This version has 110, and it's easy enough for kids to make!
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This healthy apple crisp recipe is sweet and simple to prepare but uses very little added sugar.
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This homemade alternative to store-bought granola bars, is a good source of protein, fiber and healthy fats. Tasty and so simple to make! A quarter cup of raisins (not included here) also make a yummy addition!
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This lightened-up version of caramel popcorn is our favorite tailgate treat.
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We love all the sweet flavors and contrasting textures in this simple fruit salad. Sprinkle chopped, toasted nuts or granola on top for crunch.
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Easy and ready in minutes, this is a cake you can enjoy whenever you're in the mood!
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These fun frozen bananas are as simple as they are healthy. You'll need just three ingredients.
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Carbs: 23g | Fat: 1g | Fiber: 2.1g | Protein: 5.9g | Calories: 117
Buck tradition this Thanksgiving and forgo standard pumpkin pie. Instead, whip up a smooth, spicy and low-calorie flan.
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These truffles are a healthier version of snowball cakes--those coconut-covered chocolate cake filled with cream, covered in marshmallow and coconut!
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Sometimes attraction is a stair-step from one set of criteria to another. One thing grabs our attention, and once we focus in, we can see deeper into the attraction. Also, attractions are progressive. At first glance, the desire is only a spark, but later the spark ignites in us a greater attraction.
As youngsters, we are attracted to the mysteries of fishing. At first simple gear and bait, small hooks and a can of red-wigglers are enough. Then later we graduate to more complex tackle and lures. But, we never forget the attraction, the allure of fishing. We think every body of water we cross over harbors fish. We yearn to wet a hook, to cast a lure. As anglers, you and me, are attracted to water and fishing.
The Big G
Lake Guntersville, in the town by the same name, is known among bass anglers simply as the Big G. The newly formed TVA began construction on Guntersville dam in 1935 with impoundment four years later. At full pool elevation, the lake covers some 69,000 surface acres along with 900 miles of shoreline.
Fishing, boating and swimming are popular along the banks of the Big G. In the mid-1970s an invasion of Eurasian milfoil and hydrilla grasses began growing in the lake. At first it was thought these weeds would take over the entire lake. Some thought the "weeds" would be the end of the lake. But, would it?
"The grass is what makes the lake," says Matt Herren pro angler from Trussville. "Without the grass in Guntersville it would not hold the amount of bass that it does."
Many anglers are in the same boat about the grass in Guntersville. Some shoreline property owners may disagree, but it is the grass that helps them retain property values. How can non-native plants growing from the bottom of the lake improve property values? It has to do with attraction.
The grasses provide oxygen and improved water quality by filtering out impurities. When young fry are hatched they have plenty of places to hide from predator fish and birds. The bass and other fish species thrive in the clear, clean waters. Anglers from afar flock to the lake for fishing vacations and upscale tournaments. Thus begins the economic wheels turning.
"It was the quality of the fishing that attracted me to Guntersville," said Chris Lane, 2012 Bassmaster Classic champ.
Lane was so intrigued by Lake Guntersville that in 2010 he moved his family from Lakeland, Fla. He purchased a home, established a guide service and started a tackle shop on the shores of the Big G. Lane gives back to the community by sponsoring the Reeling in Future Pros Fishing Camp for kids. This year's event is July 20th.
Numbers are attractive
While there are other industries in and around Guntersville, it is the lake that is the largest industry of all. Anglers from across the U.S. bring their families to vacation on Lake Guntersville. The biggest reason for folks choosing the Big G: bass and bass fishing.
A 2012 study by Auburn University on the impact of the fishing industry around Guntersville found in the first 10 months, more than 200,000 angler fishing days were recorded. That number of days translated into $13.4 million in related expenditures. Of the 700 anglers interviewed, 66 percent were fishing for bass. Thirty-nine percent of the bass anglers were from out-of-state.
"The Guntersville area benefits greatly from the tourism industry, particularly bass fishing," said Morri Yancy, President of the Lake Guntersville Chamber of Commerce. "We are blessed to have several pro anglers that are promoters of our lake."
Yancy said that is some of the best advertising they could receive. She is always thrilled to hear anglers from the weigh-in stage rave about Lake Guntersville. After Lane moved to the lake and won the Classic, Yancy said there have been a surge of requests for information.
While fishing is a major part of visiting Guntersville, there are plenty of other attractions and family friendly activities. Three state parks around the lake offer golf, tennis and other activities. At almost any time, our national symbol — the bald eagle — can be circling overhead around the lake. However, the eagles are more prevalent during the winter months.
Camping, hiking, bike riding and other outdoor sports are available in the area. The small-town atmosphere makes visiting the area shops fun and enjoyable.
It's just that good
Each year there are hundreds of bass tournaments conducted on Lake Guntersville. Some are club events with around 20 or 30 boats each. Others are major derbies with anglers numbering 200 or more. Yet year after year the lake continues to produce heavy limits of bass.
A recent FLW Bass Fishing League tournament during the last weekend of April saw the winner bring in 30 pounds of bass with a five-fish limit. The angler with 20 pounds was only in 14th spot. Guntersville is the top lake in the region to catch a bass over the five pound mark.
In 2009, the B.A.S.S. Elite anglers fished the Big G. Four pros broke the 100-pound mark with a 20 fish limit over four days of competition. That is a per fish average of over five pounds each. And it's not only the pros. Weekend anglers also share in the bounty of the lake. Reports this season have one angler catching two bass over 10 pounds each on separate outings.
"Grass is the life support system of any lake," says B.A.S.S. pro Gerald Swindle. "If the grass is healthy, the fish will be in good shape,"
Bass may be the main species of attraction on Guntersville, but other fish types are also popular. Crappie, bream, catfish and sauger can also be part of angler's creel. Any of these species, as well as bass, can be caught year round from the lake.
In February, the Big G will once again get to flaunt her bass fishing exploits when the Bassmaster Classic drops anchor. The top pro bass anglers will be casting for cash and a championship title. The world's eyes will be attracted and focused on Lake Guntersville. I am sure she won't disappoint.
Charles Johnson is the Star's outdoor editor. He can be reached at email@example.com


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We had a fantastic year at TMI 2013 (full report coming soon!). Click here for pictures!
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The Southern Territory's Territorial Music Institute, otherwise known as TMI, is an 8-day intensive music & creative arts camp held annually at the end of each summer. With a lengthy history, TMI has helped to produce quality music and creative arts leaders across the Southern Territory and around the world for the past 60 years. With a wide range of instrumental, vocal, and creative arts instruction, and a variety of music and arts leadership seminars, TMI has been blazing the trail for Salvation Army music and creative arts leadership and instruction globally. For more information about TMI and how you can get involved, contact Nick Simmons-Smith.
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For the past 30 years, there has been a slow, steady decline in the number of pilots in the U.S. In 1980, there were 827,000 active, certificated pilots, and by 2011, that number had dropped to just 617,000, and it continues to fall. Dropout rates for student pilots are as high as 80 percent.
For the past three years, AOPA has made understanding this phenomenon and reversing the trend a top priority. We have delved into the reasons for the declining numbers and the student dropouts. What we've learned has been enlightening—and it has given us cause for hope.
We discovered that many thousands of people still want to fly. Children still look at airplanes with wonder. Adults still dream of taking the controls and rising above the earth. People of all ages still feel a connection to machine and sky.
We also discovered success stories of people who are making those dreams come true, of flight schools where students prosper, of flying clubs that are seeing record growth, and of pilot communities of all types that welcome aviation enthusiasts with open arms and support them on their own aviation journeys.
AOPA has a powerful voice in Washington, and we are doing everything we can to keep the rising cost and complexity of aviation under control. But it will take more than just government advocacy to reverse the decline in general aviation. That is why AOPA has committed staff and resources to focus on the following programs.
The newest initiative underway is to support the development of a network of flying clubs. Extensive research has shown that flying clubs are a valuable part of the aviation landscape. Pilots involved with the most effective clubs find aviation more affordable and more accessible, and flying clubs create the type of supportive community that keeps pilots active and engaged. AOPA will work with flying clubs nationwide to provide the tools and resources clubs need to build on their own success and that of their members. As part of that effort, AOPA will develop a flying club network to strengthen the bonds among pilots and clubs nationwide. Our goal is to link 1,000 clubs over the next five years.
Continuing the work that AOPA began a couple of years ago with the Flight Training Student Retention Initiative. Our detailed research proved our worst fears—as many as 80 percent of student pilots drop out of training without earning a pilot certificate. If we could reduce the number of dropouts by as little as 10 percent, we could welcome thousands of new pilots into the aviation community each year.
Our initial work in this area is now translating into practical projects such as the Flight Training Excellence Awards, which recognize flight schools and CFIs that provide top-notch training experiences. In 2012, the first year of this project, we received more than 2,400 nominations from satisfied students and customers. By recognizing the best in the business, we hope to promote best practices. To help flight schools, instructors, and students create the kind of collaborative training environment that produces success, we are launching a collection of three Flight Training Field Guides.
In addition to looking at how we bring new people into aviation, we'll also be paying attention to how we keep people involved. Each year thousands of pilots drift away from flying. Our research is helping uncover the reasons why people stop flying and revealing ways we can help them continue to enjoy all the benefits of flying.
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But i noticed when using my phone on a daily basis that the battery life is a lot shorter.
Now that could be down to something as simple as more usage this week but I wouldnt have thought so.
But could it be something else? I turned off SSH when 1.1.1 was ready to go so its not that. I also have bluetooth turned on all the time as I am in and out of the car, but that was turned on on both phones.
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Sega Reviving More Classics on XBLA and PSN: Gunstar Heroes, Sonic 3, Comix Zone and Moreby Chris Faylor, May 11, 2009 10:50am PDT
More classic titles from publisher Sega will be updated and released via PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade this summer, the company announced today.
The downloadable games will be sold individually, with each release being "re-worked for high definition," supporting leaderboards, and, if applicable, sporting online play.
The overall compilation is dubbed the "SEGA Vintage Collection 2." Oddly, the announcement stated that the collection would hit both PS3 and Xbox 360 this summer, though listings only show Gunstar Heroes hitting both. Details and screens follow:
Gunstar Heroes (XBLA & PSN) - Summer 2009 / Online Play
"The classic side scrolling shooter from the SEGA Genesis returns to captivate fans new and old with its non-stop action and cooperative play."
Altered Beast (XBLA) - Summer 2009 / Online Play
"'Rise from your Grave' as the original Genesis launch game is reborn and comes to a new generation of gamers. Battle hordes of undead warriors and monsters as you return to battle in order to save Zeus' daughter Athena."
Shinobi (arcade) (XBLA) - Summer 2009 / No Online
"Battle your way through the 'Ring of Five' as you save hostages with your ninja abilities."
Comix Zone (XBLA) - Summer 2009 / No Online
"The game features an innovative art style that transports players directly into the panels of a comic as they fight their way to save a world from destruction as Sketch Turner. Everything from the speech bubble text, level design, and the revolutionary graphics scream COMIX!"
Phantasy Star 2 (XBLA) - Summer 2009 / No Online
"SEGA's classic RPG which expanded on the success of the first with its epic storyline and battle system."
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (XBLA) - Summer 2009 / Online Play
"The game that introduced Knuckles the Echidna comes to a new generation of gamers as Sonic explores Angel Island and discovers the true power of the Master Emerald. Speed through each level at lightning speeds as either Sonic or Tails as you foil Dr. Eggman's in his new Death Egg station."
Sonic and Knuckles (XBLA) - Late Summer 2009 / Online Play
"Picking up where Sonic the Hedgehog 3 left off, players can now play as Knuckles for the first time. In addition, if players already have Sonic the Hedgehog 3 or Sonic 2 in their library, they will be able to access the lock-on bonus content for each game for the very first time since the days of the SEGA GENESIS! This allows for gamers to play Sonic 2 & 3 as Knuckles!"
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I'm sure it's possible to get those values.
I can't find anything on the Sep Preview panel in the AS dictionary. Is there something there?
I'm talking C++.
Using scripting, I'm quite sure it's not possible...
I did not mean why is it not possible for one of you guys or through scripting, I meant why was this functionality left out of the eydropper to begin with? I guess there must be some major difference between how seps preview and the eydropper work, and that there is no easy way to connect them (well, for one thing, seps preview shows cmyk values for everything -- but it DOES need to know the real numbers at any point in order to fuction, so that information must be accessible somehow).
My guess?
The eyedropper functionality is proabably a throw-back from the very early versions.
Maybe it's time to revisit that...
Oof, this thread has begun to become difficult to keep track of [ahem!].
Anyhow, Peter asked:
So why has nobody yet asked the obvious question?
I believe I did, but no one was paying attention. Namely, back in post #5 I said:
For simplicity, etc., I really do like Peter's idea of using the Sep. Preview. I always forget about that choice. Though that makes me think that the eyedropper's RGB limitation is even dumber than I thought, and really ID should be able to eyedrop grayscale. Perhaps I'll file something.
But honestly, I think I'm going to avoid the color math and just use the sep. preview; oh, and maybe file a feature request. But thanks.
Perhaps that was too oblique with too many Maybes. But it is done.
I'm talking C++.
With the 3 native color spaces, the eyedropper accurately picks up the image's values which may or may not be the output values.
Sep Preview always shows the output values, which could be different if profiles conflict. So if the aim of the eyedropper is to pickup the image's native color then there is a difference. In the case of PDFs, Sep Preview is showing the grayscale's output value (CMYK 0|0|0|K) not the actual gray value. In the real world they are the same but in the CM world they are not. Given the complexity of PDF color, maybe reading native file color inside of a PDF isn't as easy to engineer as we are imagining?
I would tend to think that the eyedropper predated the Seperation Preview and whatever was written to handle the Seperation Preview was not added in to the eyedropper.
Though there is a noticable delay when starting up the Sep. Preview. Would that translate into a problematic
delay in the Eyedropper? I doubt it, but I suppose someone should think about it.
There is also a consistency problem. If the Eyedropper picks up the sep. preview values for a CMYK PDF, then is it an inconsistency that it picks up the RGB values for a legitimately RGB image? Suppose the whole ID document is going to be converted to CMYK on Export anyhow? Some might argue the tool should be consistent.
As a practical matter, I don't see it being a real issue. But.
If the Eyedropper picks up the sep. preview values for a CMYK PDF, then is it an inconsistency that it picks up the RGB values for a legitimately RGB image?
I think that's the engineering problem with PDF. I want the eydropper to pickup actual color value, which it does nicely for RGB, CMYK, or Lab images. Maybe those numbers aren't easily accessible with PDF.
Just a quick note that I posted an improved version of my script in my blog post here:
http://in-tools.com/article/scripts-blog/convert-colors-to-grayscal-in -indesign/
In your blog you're implying the eyedropper can't pick up accurate color from placed images, but as long as the link is an image (tiff, psd, jpeg) and the color space is supported by ID (RGB, Lab, CMYK) the eyedropper does get accurate source values. PDFs can have multiple color spaces, and there's no ID grayscale space, so in those cases the eyedropper returns the RGB proxy values.


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After one approached us and we looked at a car, we started to notice flaws( allignment issues, 3 different types of tires on the car, bad brakes/ rotors, bad syncro in the gear shift, scraped wheels that looked BAD) in the car and pointed them out in an attempt to negotiate the price. They were unwilling to even contribute to fix any of the flaws in the car (there were alot) and gave us a hard time when we were firm on wanting to lower the asking price. After taking 2 HOURS to come up with a rough estimate on the monthly payments on the car (they told us it would be 10 minutes ) they were rude when it came to talking numbers, offended us, then tried to give us about $3000 less on our trade in than it was actually worth (we got what we wanted out of it from another BETTER dealership).
Not to mention when my boyfriend went outside for a second, the salesman was hitting on me and made me feel uncomfortable. When the salesman and finance man were in talking numbers, the other 'younger' salesmen were still sitting around doing nothing, but instead of being courteous and professional, they were making loud obnoxious noises and swearing when they knew they had customers in the building. When they got bored with doing that, they all went outside to the side of the building and got in their cars and were doing burnouts and making a bunch of noise.
We ended up leaving that dealership very dissattisfied and a few days later the salesman called back and said they were willing to make some fixes to the car but when I called back after thinking about it he changed his story and was very rude again. So glad we didn't get our car there !
A few days later we ended up finding the same car, nothing wrong with it, and the salesman were all professional ! Whole other level !! North Hills is NOT the place to go !
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"Thank you. Thank you very much. It is an honor to be here today with you. Thank you Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security for your hospitality, for your leadership. Thank you President John DeGioia of Georgetown University for your hospitality and for all that you do for Georgetown.
"To the panelists: Dean Carol Lancaster of the School of Foreign Service, thank you. Dr. Monica Williams, thank you for all that you do for peace. And to President Atifete Jahjaga of the Republic of Kosovo, I thank you for being with us here today.
"Today's panel focused on not only the critical challenges of security around the world, but identified a clear solution: the leadership of women across the globe. The leadership of women is crucial, during the Women's March on Washington for suffrage – women's suffrage. A few years later, as you know, women got the right to vote and the headline at the time was: 'Women Given the Right to Vote.' No, not given. I don't think so.
"Women worked for, earned, fought for, mobilized, marched for the right to vote and that's how they got it. Women in the Arab Spring were out there making their voices heard, not adequately reflected, in my view, as I have said in many of these countries in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt that I have visited since then. We haven't seen enough – Egypt – reflection of women in the leadership, as we saw in making the change in those countries.
"Just one other point that I want to make, which I think is really important and I don't – I want to be hopeful and optimistic, and we should be. But, there is another factor in this and I'll just demonstrate – tell it by telling you a story. Every year, on Mother's Day, I bring a group of Members of Congress to Afghanistan, or Iraq, or wherever. And when we don't go that weekend to that country we go another weekend, but on Mother's Day, always to visit our troops; to thank our men and women in uniform, especially to acknowledge the role of moms and grandmothers in uniform in the conflict and to meet with the women of Afghanistan.
"And of course over and over again, we've met in Kabul with distinguished women, doctors, attorneys, members of Parliament, activists and the rest and it's really very exciting. But, we also wanted to meet the women in the provinces. So one – I'll go – and one time I went with this group, but I send my women Members to meet with the women in the provinces, to hear what they have to say. Great wisdom. We went one Mother's Day a couple of years ago and we talked about all the things: we wanted girls in school, we wanted clinics; health clinics where they would have access – I don't even want to go into the story of the marching; going two days to see if their baby was ready to come and then it wasn't, so they had to go back, and then come back, and where can they stay in the meantime? You know, all of the personal examples of not meeting the needs of women.
"But these women, the Governor of Qalat, the province that we were in, met us there. Great big ceremony, flowers and gifts and this or that, and the women said: 'when we meet with you, we don't want any men in the room.' So, that's just what they wanted. And we had this very straightforward discussion. And it would range from maybe a midwife, or a teacher, I mean we are not talking about lawyers, and professors, or that, but we are talking about women who had risen to the heights in their community. All the way down to some really poor, not down, but across to the very poorest women. One woman told us that she was a beggar the year before, and then she has a job now because of USAID and she was separating raisins from twigs. And that had elevated her family, to do a simple task like that, that job, that economic development for her. And she said this, this poor woman, who was a beggar the year before. She said: 'you're telling us that we should send our – we are fighting for us to be able to have our girls educated and we should have more clinics so that we can seek health care for women and all of our families. But there is something that you have to know, that we can't leave our houses without security and you cannot have security unless you end corruption.' Think of the wisdom of these poor women out there in the provinces.
"And that is something that, of course it could be systemic corruption, it could be day to day corruption, but it applies across the board. And that is something where women have such a tremendous strength and that is something that we have to breakthrough if we are going to have the full empowerment of women because the status quo in many countries, corruption stands in the way of real development and the inclusion of many people. And it was just a thought that I wanted to convey, to put into the mix here.
"That happened via the same province that Anne Smedinghoff was in – 25 years old – who [was killed in a bombing], understanding that really they were, the target was the Governor, but she was the one, remember the young woman diplomat who was bringing books to poor children in Qalat, that same province. So we have all of this idealism. We have all these possibilities.
"When you were speaking also, Madam President, I was thinking in the questions we're asked of in Congress, we gave the other day, we gave the Gold Medal, the Congressional Gold Medal, and it was really for the work that was done with micro lending for women. Ninety percent of the loans of the Grameen Bank have been given to women, ninety percent. Dr. Mohammad Yunus, he was just, he's so magnificent and he's been a frequent visitor to us in California, so we know his work well, many of us for decades, but nonetheless, here we were able to honor him. But, I said at the time – the suffragettes were there in Statuary Hall, as you may have seen, how happy they would have been to see this initiative to empower women economically because in some countries that we visit when they – women don't have the right to vote, or this, or that, they say: 'we're not worrying so much about the right to vote; we would like to have it, men have the right to vote, it doesn't seem to mean much because the results are what they are, but we see our path economically. We see our path economically.'
"So, we all really are in a – some of it together because in our own country we have resistance to passing the United Nations Convention on the Status of Women. How could that be? We just passed the Violence Against Women Act, over five-hundred days after the bill had expired, the authority had expired. How could that be? One-hundred and thirty-eight people in the Congress, I won't say who, voted against. They said: 'I'm for Violence Against Women [Act], but not if you're an immigrant, not if you're a Native American, or not if you're an LGBT.' How could that be? So we have our work to do. So coming together with the intellectual capacity and rigor of Georgetown, with the path, with a strategic plan to how to collect information, to showcase leadership, to understand the role of mobilization and what it means. So, I was proud to join President, excuse me, maybe I am being premature, Secretary Clinton.
[Laughter and Applause]
"When we would impose on President Karzai every time he would come, or we would go there, or we had any conversation, we would say: 'all of these councils that lead to other councils, that lead to people at the table in Chicago – where are the women? Where are the women?' 'All right I'll make it this percentage, or that percentage.' 'We're not talking about women you select; we want who the women select to be at the table.' So, listening to women, as you all have said, is so really, really important. Women are about peace, they're about security.
"And I will say this; I think that war must be the most uncivilized notion that anybody could ever thought of. We have to make it an obsolete concept because it isn't the best way to resolve disagreement or conflict, but, we have to be – deal with strength and we have to be prepared. But do you realize that because of war in the last ten years, we have over one-million more veterans in our country with tremendous needs, even more like a million and a half, but well over a million. So let's think of the consequence of war, whether it's poor women in Kosovo, or people struggling in every other place in the world, in Africa.
"Let us strive through the institute to try and instill hope and actually violence, violence is a product of despair for many places. The fury of despair draws people and it is fertile territory for drawing people into violent actions. So if we are going to have a more peaceful world, where everybody has their own chance, we really have to have more peace, more security, more women empowered to be making these decisions. Listening to women from the grassroots up – to how this affects them. There is great wisdom there and there is going to be a tremendous way to channel all of that.
"I am from San Francisco and I am always quoting Saint Francis and we're so proud that the Pope took his name. He is the patron Saint of our city. And his song of Saint Francis is our anthem: 'make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is darkness, may I bring light. Hatred; love. Despair; hope.' I really do see this institute, as an institute, an agent for change, Commissioner McWilliams said: 'an agent for change.' And I thank you Jeannie, for your generosity in making all of this possible. Congratulations to the institute, to Georgetown. Thank you for letting me be here."


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